State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Arizona vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Arizona, $45,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.5%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,940
- p25
- $40,370
- p75
- $48,450
- p10
- $38,100
- p90
- $51,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
Washington
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $59,290
- p25
- $49,310
- p75
- $63,590
- p10
- $46,540
- p90
- $74,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.